Quarry Profile

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Aggregates are dredged from the lake at Chipintsi and transported to the plant by conveyors

Targeted production

Investment at Holcim's Chepintsi Quarry in Bulgaria is not only increasing production, it is also adding new products to the offering. Claire Symes reports.. Read more..

Settlement ponds were sterilising reserves at Dove Holes

Putting a spin on production

Investment in centrifuges at Cemex's Dove Holes Quarry is set to improve washing processes and open up access to reserves. Claire Symes reports The hills and countryside of.. Read more..

Decorative demand

While demand for construction aggregates has been affected by the global recession, the call for marble appears to be unabated. Claire Symes visited a Portuguese marble quarry to find.. Read more..

Quality investment

With celebrations planned for the company's centenary, the Marocca Group's Alberto Marocca talks to Claire Symes about plans for the Anagni Quarry's next 100 years .. Read more..

Dunduff goes mobile

When the time came to change its old static crushing plant, one Scottish quarry decided to go mobile and bought an entirely new system. Patrick Smith reports.. Read more..

Private prosperity

Nine years on from privatisation Poland's Kopalnie Porfiru I Diabazu attributes it success to continual investment. Claire Symes visited the site to find out more..... Read more..

Cost conscious management

Rebuilding existing equipment and shrewd investment in used machines is helping one limestone quarry in Belgium to maximise the bottom line. Claire Symes reports..... Read more..

Construction of a motorway dividing the Mions Quarry in Lyon, France gave the site the opportunity to change its approach to extraction and processing. Claire Symes visited the site to find out mo.. Read more..

Restoring confidence

Gaining permission to extend a quarry is the Holy Grail for many quarry operators but to achieve that inside a national park is almost impossible. Nonetheless, Tarmac's Swinden Quarry in North Y.. Read more..

Molto bene Montichiari

Family-owned quarry operator Vezzola is proving that there is still profit to be made from quarrying despite the economic downturn. Claire Symes visited the company's Montichiari plant to find o.. Read more..